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Chrome AP Firmware Embraces to x86_64 Architecture

Executive Summary This document details the successful implementation of 64-bit boot support (x86_64 architecture) in Chrome AP firmware to boot ChromeOS devices (i.e., Chromebook, Chromebox etc.) . The primary motivation for this transition was to overcome the 4GB memory limitation of the traditional 32-bit architecture, which is increasingly insufficient

Breaking the Boundary: A Way to Create Your Own FSP Binary

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Breaking the Boundary: A Way to Create Your Own FSP Binary

Author: Subrata Banik (subratabanik@google.com) Collaboration with: Vincent Zimmer (vincent.zimmer@intel.com) TL;DR A previous article written by me sometime last year named Refining Open-Source Firmware Support for the Intel Platform initiated the thought about bringing openness in firmware development even while working with closed-source silicon reference

Refining Open-Source Firmware Support for the Intel Platform

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Refining Open-Source Firmware Support for the Intel Platform

This proposal is intended to discuss a path forward towards getting openness in system firmware development with Intel SoC (which primarily uses FSP blobs for Silicon and Platform Initialization)